Faculty of Business and Law SIM335 Managing Projects Level: 3Module: SIM335 Managing Projects Assignment code: SIM335Contribution to the module assessment: 100% This is an individual assignment-please complete both tasks 1 and 2 Both tasks relate to the units in the module guide and the attached case study. It is advised that you read the case study thoroughly before attempting the tasks. Task 1 (40% marks) 600 words (+/- 10%) each short answer question requires a response in a few sentences
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Leading and managing: it takes two to tango A great start to better understand leading versus managing is to define what each term means. Although they are two closely related terms‚ they are not always congruent or changeable with one another. My idea of management places it as a subordinate to leadership but it is important to add that leadership cannot work well without correct management. Leaders should be considered pioneers or the head honchos of an organization. Alternatively‚ managers
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MGT 219 – Organizational Behaviour Organizations are structured according to the symbolism of gender – that is‚ their culture is gendered (Gherardi‚ 1995). However since the sexual discrimination act 1975 and the equal opportunities act 2002‚ it would be easy to assume that a culture which bullies and undermines women is long gone. This is not the case at Sky Sports and we will therefore be examining the issues that are presented to us in the case study. The Sexual Discrimination Act 1975 made
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of Organizational Behavior – available website : http://www.google.com.my/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&ved=0CD0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchangeminor.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F02%2F8contributing-disciplines-to-the-organisational-behaviour-field%2F&ei=OEgSUqXcIMftrAf64YCYCQ&usg=AFQjCNErXF4HPNDjWKvOzbp9A7r_IHHGRg&bvm=bv.50768961‚d.bmk
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barriers to maximizing the potential of every employee (Chan‚ 2000). Recently‚ the concept of diversity has completely changed from before. It is predicted that by the year 2005‚ women‚ minorities‚ and the disabled will dominate the workforce ("Managing Diversity"‚ 1999). Organizations that are viewed as biased against these groups will not attract the competent workforce. Today‚ it is vital that organizations prove its impartiality in order to be successful in a constantly changing business environment
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……………………………………………….....…………… 3 Organisational culture …………………………………………………………………. 7 1.2 Explain how an organisation structure and culture can impact on the performance of busyness ………………………………………………………………………………… 8 1.3. Discuss the factors which influence the behaviour of an individual at work ..… 10 Task 2: Understand different approaches to management and leadership ……… 12 P 2.1.: Compare the effectiveness of two different leadership styles in different organisations ……………………………………………………………………………… 12 P 2
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Barriers and Challenges to Managing Diversity In read the Barriers and Challenges to Managing Diversity there was several problems present at Cityside Financial Services. One the problem was how the Sales Division was divided. When the investor banker brought the company it was mostly white. Two different units were created in sales which one catered to rich clients and other one serviced the local community. Knowing that neighborhood was once predominantly white things has changed over the
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“Managing Stress” Monique Drawhorn-Wright Kaplan University CM107 Composition I Unit 4 Assignment August 22‚ 2014 Dear Lafredra‚ The article I read was titled “Managing Stress”. The author name was Jacky Steemson. The article was sourced from RoSpa Occupational Safety & Health Journal-Jun2013‚ Vol.43 Issue 6 P9-11. The author main points are job stress‚ stress management‚ and adaptability. I chose this article because it is relevant to my field of study which is Business Administration
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Managing Diversity No two humans are alike. People are different not only in gender‚ culture‚ race‚ social and psychological characteristics but also in their perspectives and prejudices. Society had discriminated on these aspects for centuries. Women and minority groups were denied of their due rights. But not any more. Since 1960s‚ when federal legislation prohibited employment discrimination‚ minorities and female applicants have become the fastest-growing segment in the work force. Diversity
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT THE MANAGERS JOB IN CONTEXT COURSE TITLE: ORGANISATIONS: BEHAVIOUR‚ STRUCTURE‚ PROCESSES PRESENTATION DATE: 06 / 05 / 2012 Table Of Contents: i) Abstract ii) Introduction iii) Job Responsibilities: Bank Manager iv) Key Personnel Description and Relationships a) Organization b) Tellers / Personal Bankers c) Customers - Existing / Potential d) Specialist Managers / Relationship
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